How Children Learn the Meanings of Words

by Paul Bloom

Book Overview

How do children learn that the word "dog" refers not to all four-legged animals, and not just to Ralph, but to all members of a particular species? How do they learn the meanings of verbs like "think," adjectives like "good," and words for abstract entities such as "mortgage" and "story"? The acquisition of word meaning is one of the fundamental issues in the study of mind.

According to Paul Bloom, children learn words through sophisticated cognitive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262523299
• ISBN13: 9780262523295
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher